PET
Programs On IBM PC
I have had a Commodore PET for the last seven years. Recently I
purchased an IBM PC. Is there any way I can use the PET programs on the
PC without having to buy two modems?

Calvin E. Phillips

Even the purchase of two modems won't
help, unless you plan to use one of the computers as a remote terminal
while you run the programs on the other. There are too many
differences between the PET and IBM PC to expect the programs to be
interchangeable. Of course, if the program in question is written in
very plain BASIC, it is possible that it will run on either machine
without modification. As you mention,
one popular technique for exchanging programs between two different
brands of computers is to use a pair of modems to upload a program from
one computer to the other, then modify each line as necessary to
produce a working version. Of course, this only works for BASIC
programs or other programs that you can easily edit, which excludes
most commercial software.